Charles Leclerc laid down back-to-back fastest laps to clinch the practice hat-trick at the Monaco Grand Prix, his soft tyre lap 0.280s faster than Max Verstappen on the mediums. The session ended two minutes early when Lewis Hamilton crashed at Massenet,

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has made it a clean sweep of practice sessions at F1's Monaco Grand Prix as a tyre enigma sets up an intriguing qualifying session, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton tagged the wall.

Lewis Hamilton’s difficult start to his Ferrari career appears to continue after he crashed during Practice 3 in Monaco. The seven-time world champion had been looking positive as both Hamilton and Charles Leclerc showed more pace than they expected going into the weekend.